Mommy Tag

Okay, I know I am not going to get tagged in this cute "Mommy Tag" that is going around because I don't have any cute little munchkins to give cute little answers to the cute little questions. BUT . . . it did bring to my remembrance a poem that I found while I was digging through Justin's backpack when he was just a little tyke. He had written it, but didn't bother to show it to me. When I read it I laughed and I cried because I didn't know he knew me that well or paid as much attention to me as he must have to have written this:

Mom

Curly hair, nice, good at computers, smart.
Mother of Justin.
Lover of computers, hairspray, my dad.
Who likes scouts, scout camps, and enjoys movies.
Who finds happiness in McKay, Chancy, Halley.
Who needs time alone or to go out to eat or go to a movie.
Who gives me games, clothes, money.
Who fears to be in a car crash, or lose all her hair or for McKay to drown.
Who would like to see the Bahamas or me get good grades or not to fight.
Who enjoys having McKay around, going to candy factory, to go camping.
Who likes to wear her blue shirt she lost, her earings, her dress.

Love, Justin

I think he was around 10 or 11 when he wrote this, because I was his Webelos scout leader then (I don't really like scouts but I faked him out I guess) I had just gone on a rant about my lost blue shirt (which I found later neatly folded and placed in Justin's pile i.e., my fault it was lost), and had just spent 2 days at a hotel (by myself, in the same city we lived in) because my kids were driving me to distraction (thus the time alone). He captured my loves, my fantasies and my phobias. A regular crystal ball he was. . . .

TAGGED

My friend Stephanie tagged me to do the following: Go to the closest book. Open to page 123. Then write the fifth sentence of the page. She also said I would have 5 books within an arms reach and she was right . . . . I'm using my laptop, laying on my bed, and there are at least 15 books under my bed waiting for me to read . . . . the book that was the most visible is "The Power of a Positive Mom." Not that I AM a positive mom, it is that I NEED to be more positive is the reason I am reading it . . . . . so here goes, page 123, 5th line . . . . The king sent a reply: "Hurry, get me his shirt!" Hmmmmmm interesting. I tag . . . . my cousin-in-law Stephanie . . . Tag your it!

Tagged by Stephanie

This one is all about Lincoln

What is his name? Lincoln
How long have you been married? Going on 24 years. (you think you are OLD Stephanie!!)
How long did you date? 9 months total from 1st date until marriage. He was gone for 4 months during that time for basic training. We wrote a lot and talked on the phone a lot. I would joke that the only reason I was working was to pay my phone bill. And it was no joke, it was the truth.
How old is he? 46
How old are you? 42
Who eats more sweets? Definitely me.
Who said I love you first? he did
Who is taller? He is, by 7 inches.
Who can sing better? he does
Who is smarter? Lincoln
Who does the laundry? me
Who does the dishes? we share the dish duty in our family pretty evenly. I’d have to say I have a slight lead in that area, however.
His guilty pleasure? Watching tv
Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? me
Who mows the lawn? Chancy does.
Besides you, who is his best friend? I’m his onliest best friend. True story.
Who cooks dinner? me
Who drives? Lincoln
Who is more stubborn? We are both pretty stubborn!
Who kissed who first? Lincoln, and took his time about it!
Who asked who out first? Lincoln
Who proposed? I don’t think he WAS going to propose. We had talked about marriage and I think he thought it was a done deal. One day his brother asked if we had set a date yet, and I looked at Lincoln and said “he hasn’t asked me to marry him yet.” Lincoln told me I was being a smart alec but dadburnit, I wanted to be proposed to. He proposed shortly after that conversation. . . .
Who has more siblings? We have the same 1 sister and 2 brothers.
Who wears the pants? Have you ever heard about the neck that turns the head . . . that is our situation, he is the head, but I am the neck. Tee hee!
What is your favorite thing about him? His smile, his unconditional love for me, his goodness. He is 100 percent with everything he does. He’s a great husband, a great father, a great provider, a great church leader. . . I could go on, but won’t. Love ya, Hon.

My niece Chrissy tagged me to complete this list of things about myself. Yours were fun to read Chrissy and here are mine:

10 years ago... I was still living in Utah. I was a ward primary president, I was working at Unibase which I loved because I could still be a stay-at-home mom at earn money. I had just had my 4th and last baby. My sweet little McKay was probably about 1 at that time.
Things on my to do list today... since it is Saturday, it is a chance to spend time with my family, especially my husband. We will go to the world-wide training broadcast at the church. Maybe I'll read, maybe I won't. McKay has a friend over playing and so we are stuck at home supervising their play. Chancy is at a swim meet out-of-town, and we opted not to go to it. Snacks I enjoy... Anything with chocolate, and if it is a peanut/peanut butter mix with chocolate the more the better. I actually am trying, with the emphasis on "trying" to ENJOY snacking on carrots and celery ect.
What would I do if I were suddenly a billionare...I would definately be living in another house. I would have a baby grand piano . . . hmmmm maybe bigger than a baby grand if I were a billionare . . . yes definately bigger than a baby grand. I would travel a lot more, to Europe and Australia the Carribean and others. I'd probably give a percentage of the money to help other people. I think it is good for other people to work for what they get, but if I had a sudden wind fall of money I'd like to share it with my family and especially my children, helping them get educated and settled into a good life of their own.
3 of my Bad Habits....I think I'm naturally a pretty selfish person, I have to really work to put other people first. I eat too much sugar. I am a pessimist.
5 Places I have lived...Sutherland, Utah; Abraham, Utah; Salt Lake City, Utah; Taylorsville, Utah; Waldorf, Md.
5 Jobs that I have had...1. I worked at Zion's Bank doing odd things that needed to be done. Mostly checking signatures on checks and getting the bank statements out at the end-of-the-month. 2. I worked as a seamstress in Hinckley, Utah. I can't remember the name of the place. That was back breaking work. (Not fun) 3. I worked for US Testing as a secretary at IPP (Intermountain Power Plant) just outside of Delta, Utah, when they were building the power plant. 4. I worked for a place called Boyd Martin in Rose Park, Utah as a secretary. I think they have gone out of business, but they were a lawn care business, everything to do with lawns, lawn mowing, golf carts, sprinklers, pesticides, I worked in the shop area where they fixed the lawn mowers. 5. I worked for Ernst & Whinney as a word processing secretary. They are a BIG accounting firm, now called Ernst & Young. Okay I know you only asked for 5, but now I am a stay-at-home mom giving piano lessons privately in my home.
5 Things people might not know about me...hmmmmm, 1. I got released as the stake primary president the end of December, Yes!!!. 2. I now teach the 14-15 year old Sunday School class, and they are a great group of kids. 3. I hate sports, but do like to bike ride. 4. I enjoy speaking in church. weird, huh? 5. I think everyone knows everything about me because of this blog . . . . I can't think of anything else.

Okay now I am tagging, mom, dad, trudy, lora, Ceci and Halley . . . . .

6 Habits

Okay, Lora, I think I've been putting this off long enough. Lora tagged me to explain 6 of my habits . . . and since I think this is a hard one I've been putting it off. Here goes . . . .

1. Getting up for seminary in the morning . . . . 5:30 a.m. to get Chancy there by 6:00.

2. Every Monday I do the deep cleaning of my house . . . it is Monday right now, and so I'm taking a break from that habit at present.

3. I usually exercise 5 days a week . . . . 3 days of aerobic and 2 days of weight training.

4. Every Sunday Halley and I talk on the phone. This is a highlight of my week though it may be a lowlight of her week since I've been doing a lot of whining lately. I'll try to change that Halley!!

5. I usually go to bed with a good book (and a good man!!) and fill every crack of my day with books.

6. Okay, this one is a habit want-to-be . . . . . During general conference, one of the speakers talked about looking for the "hand of the Lord" in your daily life. This is something I need to do and want to add it to my 6 habits in life.

I think I'm supposed to tag someone else . . . .but everyone who I know that blogs has already been tagged so there you go!